it can happen hereJ.G.G. v. Trump Timeline
A timeline of significant events in the case of J.G.G. v. Trump.
March 14, 2025
President Trump signs a proclamation invoking the Alien Enemies Act (AEA). The proclamation is not published or announced until the following day.
March 15, 2025
1:12 AM EDT - ACLU files a lawsuit attempting to block the use of the law to deport about 200 people to the Center for Terrorism Confinement (CECOT) prison in El Salvador.
3:53 PM EDT - The proclamation the president signed the prior day is published to the white house website.
5:25 PM EDT - GlobalX Flight 6143 tail number N278GX, the first plane of people removed under the AEA, departs from Harlingen, Texas.
5:45 PM EDT - GlobalX Flight 6145 tail number N837VA, The second plane of people removed under the departs from Harlingen, Texas.
6:45 PM EDT - Judge James E. Boasberg delivers an oral command "that any
plane containing these folks that is going to take off or is in the air needs to be returned to the United States" and issues a temporary restraining order instructing the government not to remove any more people under the AEA.
7:25 PM EDT - Judge James E. Boasberg issues a written order that "the Government is ENJOINED from removing members of such class (not otherwise subject to removal) pursuant to the Proclamation for 14 days or until further Order of the Court".
7:36 PM EDT - GlobalX Flight 6143 lands in Comayagua, Honduras
8:02 PM EDT - GlobalX Flight 6145 lands in Comayagua, Honduras
11:39 PM EDT - GlobalX Flight 6143 departs from Comayagua, Honduras
11:43 PM EDT - GlobalX Flight 6145 departs from Comayagua, Honduras
March 16, 2025
12:10 AM EDT - GlobalX Flight 6143 lands in El Salvador
12:10 AM EDT - GlobalX Flight 6145 lands in El Salvador
The government appeals the temporary restraining order (TRO) that Judge Boasberg issued the day before.
March 17, 2025
Judge Boasberg holds a hearing on the case.
Judge Boasberg orders the government to provide further details the flights and individuals subject to the proclamation.
March 18, 2025
Judge Boasberg orders the government to provide further details on the flights by March 19.
March 19, 2025
Judge Boasberg gives the government one more day to provide details on the flights.
March 20, 2025
Judge Boasberg via an order sets a timeline by which the government must either provide the details of the flights or invoke the states-secrets privelege.
March 21, 2025
Judge Boasberg holds a hearing on a motion to vacate the temporary order restraining the government from removing people from the country under the AEA.
March 24, 2025
Oral arguments are held in the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on the merits of the appeal.
The government invokes the states-secret privilege and declines to further respond to Judge Boasberg's March 18th order.
Judge Boasberg denies the motion to vacate the TRO.
March 26, 2025
The appeal is denied.
March 28, 2025
The government appeals to the Supreme Court.
April 3, 2025
Judge Boasberg holds a hearing to look into further the government's compliance with the March 15 TRO.
April 7, 2025
The supreme court vacates Judge Boasberg's TRO.
April 16, 2025
Judge Boasberg issues an order finding probably cause that the government was in contempt when they did not turn the planes around on March 15.
April 18, 2025
The ACLU files additional motions to request another TRO to prohibit removals under the AEA , both to Judge Boasberg and the Supreme Court.
Judge Boasberg holds a hearing to consider the motion.
Judge Boasberg denies the motion.
April 19, 2025
1:00 AM EDT - The Supreme Court issues an order directing the government "not to remove any member of the putative class of detainees from the United States until further order of this Court."
11:00 PM EDT - Judge Alito publishes his dissent from the order, joined by Judge Thomas.
May 7, 2025
Judge Boasberg held a hearing to consider whether to certify a class and issue a preliminary injunction baring removing anyone would were, are, or will be subject to the proclamation of March 15 from the US.
